Pearls of Wise

======================================================================= ========================================================================= Thursday, December 09, 2021. 6:00.AM. #GURU AND DISCIPLE : ====================================================================== It was the end of May, 1924, when Gurudev Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj reached Rishikesh. His joy knew no bounds. The perennial river Ganga, the majestic hills clad in green forest–they whom Gurudev calls his divine parents, greeted him. On the night of his arrival at Rishikesh, he slept on the verandah of Charan Das Dharmasala near the Rishikesh Post Office. There were other Sadhus, among them was Swami Visvananda Sarasvati, an aged man of wisdom, ochre-robed, with nothing but a staff and a Kamandalu as his possessions. His face was aglow with the fire of Knowledge. It captivated Sri Gurudev’s heart the moment he had the old Sannyasin’s Darshan early in the morning. Gurudev fell prostrate at his feet. Fondly, the sai...

===================================================================================== ==================================================================================== Wednesday, December 08, 2021. 6:00.AM. Srimad Bhagavad Geeta :  ====================================================================================  Bhagavad Geeta is considered to be a Hindu religious text, given by Lord Krishna to Arjuna, in the battle field of Kurukshetra. But this has been totally misunderstood because Geeta never talks about any religion or any God, or any kind of rituals and customs, which one should follow strictly. Geeta is one of the best texts of human psychology where Krishna, the world spiritual Master (JagadGuru) teaches the real purpose of human mind. Today, we have many religions, but unfortunately no one ever talks about the human mind, from where it came, how it came and where it will go, how you should get away from your worries, tensions, fear, and sorrows which you always...

 ============================================================================= ============================================================================ Tuesday, December 07, 2021.  6: 00. AM. #Invoke Newness With Power And Wisdom :  =========================================================================== ====================================================================================== Basant Panchami symbolizes new life and fresh beginnings. Today a decline in the quality of our life and the world makes us long for newness. Basant Panchami comes as a reminder that nature is cyclic. Like the cyclic pattern of four seasons -- spring, summer, autumn, winter -- there is a cyclic pattern of four yugas – Sat Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dwapar Yuga and Kali Yuga. We are in Kali Yuga or Iron Age, created due to our consciousness of pain and aggression. The new world of Sat Yuga, Golden Age where peace, joy and prosperity reign, will be created when we shift to a consciousness o...

========================================================================= ======================================================================== Monday, December 06, 2021. 6:00. AM. Handling Your Afflicted Mind : ==================================================================== Harih Om Tat Sat! I generally ask two questions to those who are listening to me. “Do you think that knowledge is a help?” And “Can I trust your statement?” To the first question, the answer is invariably ‘yes’. I should say, almost always it is a sure ‘yes’. And then I ask: “Can I trust you?” Then also they say ‘yes’. But when the right knowledge is presented to solve the problems of the mind – either to overcome afflictions or to get rid of certain prejudices or defects – I find that they are not able to act upon the knowledge. There is a resistance – originating from delusion or ego – operating in their minds. Lack of receptivity and openness invariably hinders correction and progress.   Yesterday I ...

=============================================================================== =============================================================================== Sunday, December 05, 2021. 6 : 00. AM. Giving And Gaining :  =============================================================================== ================================================================= Sharing of knowledge is far more empowering than giving of material wealth, says Swami Nikhilananda Saraswati Everyone should share their wealth. It’s a noble gesture. The scriptures talk about it. By all means keep aside some for your use, but know that you are essentially a trustee of your wealth. It is like a well in the forest where all animals come to drink. It does not belong to that land alone. The Giving Habit : Daan, loosely translated as charity or philanthropy, helps you overcome greed, selfishness and possessiveness. The spirit of daan needs to be encouraged right from childhood. Earlier, parents would bring h...

========================================================================================================== ========================================================================================================= Friday, December 03, 2021. 6:00. AM. #DUTY AND COSMIC WILL :  ======================================================================================================== 1.Introduction : It is very difficult to explain what duty means. There are different notions about duty, not only in different countries, but also in the same country, among different grades of society. We may say that duty comes up only when society has been formed. In a state of nature, where society is not organised, the idea of duty does not arise because, as in the animal world, there will be the attempt on the part of the strong to subdue the weak. If you ask a tiger what its duty is, it might say that its duty is to kill all that can be killed and eaten. Therefore, it is only after human society has b...

 ======================================================================================================== ===================================================================================================== Thursday, December 02, 2021. 7:26.AM. Sri Krishna – The Purna-Avatara Sri Krishna Janmashtami message given on the 29th of August, 1974. ========================================================================================================= The Jayanti of Bhagavan Sri Krishna, also known as Sri Krishna Janmashtami, falls on the eighth day in the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada (August-September). The observance of this holy day and the performance of this sacred worship to the great Incarnation is a symbol of an intensification of our soul's yearning to come nearer to God as much as possible. Bhagavan Sri Krishna is regarded as purna-avatara, which means the full Incarnation. Avatara is ‘Incarnation', and purna is ‘the full'. He is considered to be a complet...